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Chris Hazzard

Chris Hazzard

Sinn Féin MP for South Down

Chris Hazzard is the Sinn Féin MP for South Down, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

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Seat status

Very safe

Percentage of votes

20.51%

Recent swing

+12.7% Sinn Féin

Party

Sinn Féin

Top donors:

Hubei Normal University (£1,500)

EU Parliament (£350)

Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

DID NOT VOTE21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against

DID NOT VOTE29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against

DID NOT VOTE11 Dec 2024

Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against

Where Chris fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Chris Hazzard

Chris Hazzard

Sinn Féin MP for South Down

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships